Expected things like getting all the collectables and maxing out friendship with the characters and getting each character ending. What took so long was having to play each mission paired with each character in the training simulator. So much repitition! Oh, and there was a card game too but I thought that was pretty fun.
I'll be here for the next Sakura Wars game!
...gosh, I hope there's another one 
I feel like I might be playing The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and New Pokémon Snap for the rest of the year (there's really not that much left!). I hope I can get them done before 2022 rolls in. And when I get another Picross game—it's going to happen—it will be that Sega one.
"Dubious Salami" would be a great title 
I've been going through a period of having little to no time for writing. It's tough with kids!
I wanted to play through some Metroid games leading up to Dread's release (Zero Mission, M2, Super, and Fusion) but I've had to cut that down to be realistic
This one definitely has the nicest presentation in the series to date but if you are totally new, I have to recommend the original trilogy. Those stories are so good!
I'll definitely have to get that! My main complaint with the Picross S games is that the pictures are so mundane but not so with this one! Very cool.
I didn't know there was a Sega Picross game! I'd like to play the one where you solve a murder mystery with the power of Picross. I think it's called Murder by Numbers. What's the Sega one called?
Well, it things get desperate, you can always head down to your local courthouse and take care of that Snee problem! Then you won't have to play a Monster Hunter game 
I'm not very familiar with the game beyond its cool soundtrack but I'm always happy when a little-known game does well enough for a sequel.
Stage Select
To the Future (Trails of Cold Steel 4)
I love the mixture of orchestra with rock or techno percussion and this song is a great example of that. Bonus points for prominent piano!
Overdose (Blue Reflection)
Sticking with JRPGs but going further down the techno spectrum, I love this energetic battle theme.
Cage Match
Nothing against Final Fantasy VIII but I watched my older brother play it back in the day and have never felt the urge to play it myself (unless I ever actually get around to every Final Fantasty at some point). I have, however, played Chrono Cross all the way through twice. I love the convoluted plot and the quirky characters (even if there are too many of them). It has one of the best soundtracks ever, which I still regularly listen to, and perhaps the best graphics on the PS1. Chrono Cross is a solid win in my book.
